French writer jailed in Algeria won’t appeal: supporters

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria’s Supreme Court, sources close to the author said Saturday, as Paris stepped up its calls for him to be pardoned.

The 80-year-old dual national was sentenced to five years in March on charges related to undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet.

“According to our information, he will not appeal to the Supreme Court,” the president of the author’s support…